MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510181200F010.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 10 hour RUC valid 22Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.20,-92.91 Latitude: 35.20 Longitude: -92.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 63 SFC 992 136 22.6 21.2 92 1.4 21.6 201 7 296.4 299.4 295.1 343.1 16.17 2 950 508 19.8 19.4 97 0.4 19.5 217 20 297.3 300.0 294.5 340.8 15.06 3 900 973 17.9 16.4 91 1.5 17.0 220 27 300.0 302.4 294.0 338.6 13.18 4 850 1461 15.2 11.9 81 3.2 13.1 226 34 302.0 303.9 292.4 332.7 10.37 5 800 1973 12.0 7.0 71 5.1 9.0 229 41 304.0 305.4 291.0 327.6 7.87 6 750 2511 8.5 4.5 76 4.0 6.2 230 46 305.8 307.1 290.9 327.2 7.05 7 700 3077 4.0 2.4 89 1.6 3.2 230 50 307.0 308.2 290.8 326.9 6.52 8 650 3676 0.5 0.1 97 0.4 0.3 230 53 309.5 310.6 291.1 327.8 5.92 9 600 4316 -2.3 -2.8 97 0.5 -2.5 229 57 313.5 314.5 291.7 329.9 5.21 10 550 5004 -5.6 -6.1 96 0.5 -5.9 229 60 317.4 318.2 292.2 331.6 4.41 11 500 5747 -9.4 -10.1 95 0.7 -9.7 227 59 321.6 322.3 292.6 333.3 3.56 12 450 6554 -14.1 -15.1 92 1.0 -14.5 227 57 325.5 326.0 292.9 334.4 2.63 13 400 7438 -19.8 -21.3 89 1.4 -20.3 228 55 329.2 329.6 293.2 335.3 1.75 14 350 8414 -27.1 -29.3 82 2.2 -27.5 229 55 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.7 0.97 15 300 9503 -36.3 -38.9 77 2.6 -36.6 225 52 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.44 16 250 10738 -46.7 -49.7 72 2.9 -46.9 223 53 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.16 17 200 12200 -52.7 -71.7 8 19.0 -53.0 254 63 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14017 -61.7 -81.0 6 19.4 -61.8 258 58 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16472 -68.8 -87.4 5 18.6 -68.9 256 41 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.65 m Freezing level: 641.23 mb = 3788.63 m = 12429.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.43 mb = 3732.73 m = 12246.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.46 C = 83.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.04 mb = 309.18 m = 1014.34 ft T: 21.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 16.23 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.86 mb = 917.58 m = 3010.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.80 C = 78.44 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.77 C Showalter Index: 0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.56 C Cross Totals Index: 21.34 C K Index: 34.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.03 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 964.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.61 mb = 713.20 m = 2339.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 862.61 mb = 1335.77 m = 4382.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.61 mb = 11210.12 m = 36778.18 ft B at Equ Level: 956.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.61 mb = 13908.51 m = 45631.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.0 at 46.2 knts Storm direction: 258.0 at 34.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 241.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.22 Bulk Rich Number: 7.42 Bulk Shear: 129.90 m/s